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Response: Dear LB- No, they are definitely not the same thing, and your sister is right! Snow cones on the mainland are made with crushed ice and fruit syrup, and are often re-frozen so that when you get them they're pretty much one chunk of flavored ice. Shave ice (note that there's no "d" on the "shave") is a really wonderful delight. The ice is actually shaved off a big block right in front of you into a fine powder so it's easy to eat. Then it's topped with any one of countless exotic tropical fruit flavors, and sometimes questionable ones like root beer and bubblegum. Children tend to be partial to rainbow shave ice, usually a combination of strawberry, orange and vanilla (blue), or three other colorful flavors. If you're particularly lucky, you'll find a stand that puts the shave ice on top of ice cream - really delicious. Mmm, Big K has to run across the street to have one of those right now. If you want to buy shaved ice equipment and make your own shaved ice, go here: Hypothermias.   Explore more answers from the Big Kahuna...Do you have a question for the Big Kahuna? Click here to send him your question. Due to the great number of questions, the Big Kahuna will not be able to answer your questions personally. Questions of general interest will be answered in future issues of the free TNT NewsHawaii Travel newsletter, and then posted here.  Or plan your dream vacation through our Hawaii Travel Directory: Big Island | Kauai | Maui | Oahu
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